The women’s DI club season is about halfway over, and playoffs are now statistically impossible for some. All three competitive regions have established leaders, and this weekend’s performances only farther solidified their stance at the top.

Close games on paper were supposed to ensue in CR2 and CR3, with Glendale taking on the also-undefeated Detroit at home, and Atlanta looking to break Providence’s perfect record at Life University’s pitch. Both home teams dispelled that assumption and crushed the visitors, with the Raptors banking a 72-12 win over Detroit, and the Harlequins downing Providence 52-7.

With two more league games to go – one against last-place Denver Ice, the final against Chicago – the Raptors have all but banked their spot at playoffs in Austin, Texas. Same with Atlanta, who is off this weekend then restarts against Albany and then Boston, two games in which the Harlequins are favored.

In CR1, ORSU doubled up on its trip to northern California, and although the team traveled lightly, the effort paid off. After a 22-0 win over Northern California Triple Threat, followed by a 63-0 drubbing of San Francisco Fog, ORSU is now securely in first place. Over the next three weeks, ORSU will be fortunate enough to have some good games against the Mudhens and Belmont Shore while preparing for the Elite 8.